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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 17h

🚨 D-10 to join the #OceanHackathon

Join Daniel Kumazawa’s team (Univ of Tromso, EMBRC Norway)
🎯 Build a web-based tool to safeguard marine life using EMO BON data
🧠 Skills needed : Web dev, Data analysis, Marine bio, Genomics, Oceanography, Biotech

🔗 tinyurl.com/4dyw8w9k 🌊🧪

#PhDSky #AcademicSky

EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 5d

🎤 Our ED Nicolas Pade was interviewed by @sciencebusiness.net about @horizoneu.bsky.social funding for #ResearchInfrastructures & how a proposed EU Commission plan could affect RIs.

👉 tinyurl.com/432e827y

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 8d

EMBRCBlog | 👉 Marine toxins

🔷 At @ccmar.bsky.social , Sandra Lage and colleagues analysed trumpet shells for a neurotoxin (TTX) that arrived in European waters

👉 By detecting TTX, we can inform regulations that could keep people safe

🔗 www.embrc.eu/embrc-portug...

#MarineEcology 🌊🧪 #PhDSky

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🚀 Excited to be working on a new project with the
European Aquaculture Society (EAS) team!

👀 Coming soon: Mery Pina’s #EASTalk interview with
Ana Visković & Alistair Lane.

🎙️ Stay tuned to listen to this insightful #podcast

#AquacultureEurope25 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #MarineEcology 🌊🧪

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 EMBRC's #BluePitches 🌊

🗣️ Federico Conti "Our future projects will address climate adaptation and resilience in the Mediterranean, the development of bio-based solutions that convert residual animal biomass into valuable lipid sources, and more."

🧪 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #MarineEcology

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 EMBRC's #BluePitches 🌊

👉 Federico Conti (EMBRC Italy, Università Politecnica delle Marche) explains how to lower your carbon footprint & improve fish welfare through:
🔵 Innovative feeds
🔵 Waste reduction

#AquacultureEurope25 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #MarineEcology 🧪

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 EMBRC's #BluePitches 🌊

👉 Hear Vincent Vermeylen "Our infrastructure includes a microalgae live feed test facility, Vibrio and Bacillus collections, a gnotobiotic Artemia challenge model, enrichment trials, and more." 🧪

#AquacultureEurope25 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #MarineEcology

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 EMBRC's #BluePitches

👉 Hear Vincent Vermeylen (UGent, EMBRC Belgium) presents the Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center (ARC) to develop #sustainability of the aquaculture sector 🌊🧪

💡ARC is EMBRC’s most requested service for research

#AquacultureEurope25 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #MarineEcology

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 EMBRC's #BluePitches 🌊

🗣️"Phages have drawn the attention of pharma companies and are considered as the next trillion dollar idea in biotech." speaking now at Booth 177

Missed the pitch? Read our March 2024 interview 🧪👉 www.embrc.eu/innovative-disease-control-strategies-in-marine-aquaculture/

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 EMBRC's #BluePitches 🌊

🗣️ “Aquaculture is a hotspot for the development of antimicrobial resistance.” Pantelis Katharios (EMBRC Greece, HCMR) speaking now at Booth 177

Missed the pitch? Read our March 2024 interview 🧪👉 www.embrc.eu/innovative-disease-control-strategies-in-marine-aquaculture/

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 14d

☕ Don’t miss today’s Coffee & Blue Pitches

🎙️Introduced by Adelino Canario, Chair of the EMBRC Assembly

🌊🧪 3 EMBRC representatives will deliver a live pitch presenting how EMBRC supports sustainable aquaculture research

@ccmar.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhDSky #MarineEcology

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 15d

🤝 EMBRC Get Together event just started 🚀

We are excited to collaborate with our partners to advance #MarineScience together 🌊🧪

📸 EMBRC Italy, EMBRC Portugal & EMBRC HQ

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 15d

👉 Get together at #AquacultureEurope25

🔴 EMBRC is hosting an invite-only networking event for EMBRC researchers to gather over a glass of wine & connect with European colleagues.

See you there! 🍸🌊

📆 Today, Sept 23
🕔 5pm to 7pm
📍 Booth 177
🔗 More & contact: www.embrc.eu/ae25/

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 EMBRC will be at Booth 177 at #AquacultureEurope25

📍Gran Salón Recatí, Hotel Sorolla Palace

👉 Meet our team
👉 Connect with collaborators
👉 Share your projects

… and above all! grab your EMBRC pin 😉

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 20d

🌊 At #AquacultureEurope2025, our industrial liaison officer, Mery Piña will be:

➡️ Hosting pitches about aquaculture projects
➡️ Networking at our booth
➡️ Showcasing our work at the Innovation Forum

We look forward to meeting you

📅 22–25 Sept
👥 Booth 177
📍 Valencia
🔗 www.embrc.eu/ae25

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 26d

🌊 Turning theory into action with @DTOBioFlow

Explore the Invasive Species Management use case that shows how:

🔹 eDNA (#EMOBON)
🔹 Citizen science
🔹 Environmental data
👉 Help forecast & fast-track responses

🔗 Learn more: www.embrc.eu/project/dto-...

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · 27d

#EMBRCBlog | 👉 #InvasiveSpecies

🔵 New tech is making it easier to explore & monitor ocean ecosystems, but it floods us with data. 🧪

💬“The new challenge is how to efficiently process it all,” Justine Pagnier, University of Gothenburg. 🌊

🔗 Find out more: www.embrc.eu/marine-monit...

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Sep 8

"👉 📢 #EMBRConnect 📢

Connect with EMBRC in our new marine innovation newsletter to get:

➡️ EMBRC’s news
➡️ #MarineScience developments 🧪
➡️ Calls for proposals
➡️ Funding opps

🌊 Don’t miss out. Sign up today: www.embrc.eu/newsletter

#Newsletter #MarineResearch #MarineInnovation

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Learn more about EMBRC's role through a new FAQ addition to our website.

To access, subscribe to the newsletter: www.embrc.eu/newsletter

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Subscribe to the EMBRConnect to discover EMO BON's second batch of data.

To access the newsletter: www.embrc.eu/newsletter

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join EMBRC at the Aquaculture Europe 2025 this September to learn EMBRC's role in shaping the future of sustainable aquaculture.

Find out more here: www.embrc.eu/ae25

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Sep 4

👉 Stay connected with #EMBRConnect

In our latest newsletter:
🌊 EMBRC at Aquaculture Europe 2025
🗺️ Explore our interactive research service map
📊 EMO BON dataset updates
💡 Funding calls for your projects
❓ Our new FAQ

Sign up 👉 www.embrc.eu/newsletter

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Sep 1

#Event2025 I 👉 Our industrial liaison officer Mery Piña will join 3000+ professionals at Aquaculture Europe 2025 🌊

We’re excited to meet other experts and help advance the field through knowledge sharing & collaboration. 🧪

📅 22–25 September
📍 Valencia
🔗https://www.embrc.eu/ae25

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Aug 27

#OpenCall Are you a scientist/researcher in need of scientific support? Does your project need funding? 🌊

Therefore, EMBRC France launches a call for projects to encourage the complementary use of its #RI services. 🧪

⏰ Sep 19, 2025
🔗 www.embrc.eu/country/france

#Academicsky #PhDsky

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EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) @embrc-eu.bsky.social · Aug 26

#OpenCall | Are you an #aquaculture researcher, practitioner or industry leader?

Benefit from funded access to state-of-the-art marine & freshwater experimental facilities, biological resources & data platforms via @agroserv.bsky.social virtual access programme

📅 15 Oct
🔗 agroserv.eu

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